Pursuant to New York State Village Law § 3-308, there
is hereby established the Village of Solvay Municipal Electric Department
Commission ("Commission").
Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor subject
to the approval of the Board of Trustees:
[Amended 10-23-2018 by L.L. No. 5-2018]
The term of office for each appointed member of the Commission
shall be for four years, on a staggered basis, so that the term of
only one Commissioner shall expire in any single year. All terms shall
run on a calendar basis, from January 1 of the appointment year until
December 31 of the year in which the member's term expires.
A member of the Commission may be removed for cause at any time
during said member's term of office by the following procedure:
A. A letter shall be sent to the Village Board of Trustees, with four
signatures from members of the Commission, stating the reason(s) removal
is requested, or in its discretion the Board of Trustees may remove
a Commissioner.
B. Upon either occurrence as set forth in Subsection
A, the Board of Trustees shall conduct a hearing in the presence of the member whose removal is at issue, the remaining members of the Commission and the Board of Trustees. Upon conclusion of said hearing, the Board of Trustees will vote on removal and said member may be removed from service on the Commission by majority vote of the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 10-23-2018 by L.L. No. 5-2018]
The Mayor shall appoint one member of the Commission to serve
as Chair of the Commission. The Chair shall be appointed at the Village's
annual organizational meeting to serve a one-year term until the Village
Board's next annual organizational meeting. Only a member who
has served at least one full year as a member of the Commission at
the time of appointment may be appointed Chair. The Mayor may not
serve as Chair of the Commission.
[Amended 10-23-2018 by L.L. No. 5-2018]
The Commission shall inform the Village Clerk, in writing, of
any vacancy on the Commission. Subject to the approval of the Board
of Trustees, the Mayor shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy
within 45 days of such notice. Any appointment made to fill a vacancy
shall be for the unexpired portion of the term involved.
[Amended 2-21-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017]
Should any of the provisions of this chapter conflict with § 3-308
or 4-400 of the New York State Village Law, the New York State Village
Law shall prevail.
If any part or provision of this chapter is found to be unenforceable
by a court of competent jurisdiction, all remaining provisions of
this chapter shall remain in full force and effect.